Princeton's WordNet(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. guitar(noun)

   a stringed instrument usually having six strings; played by strumming or plucking

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. guitar(Noun)

   A stringed musical instrument, usually with fretted fingerboard and 6 strings, played with the fingers or a plectrum (guitar pick).

2. guitar(Verb)

   To play the guitar.

Origin: From guitarra, from قيثارة, from cithara, from κιθάρα. Compare cither.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Guitar(noun)

   a stringed instrument of music resembling the lute or the violin, but larger, and having six strings, three of silk covered with silver wire, and three of catgut, -- played upon with the fingers

Origin: [F. guitare; cf. Pr., Sp., & Pg.guitarra, It. chitarra; all fr. Gr. ; cf. L. cithara. Cf. Cittern, Gittern.]

Freebase(4.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Guitar

   The guitar is a string instrument of the chordophone family constructed from wood and strung with either nylon or steel strings. The modern guitar was preceded by the lute, vihuela, four-course renaissance guitar and five-course baroque guitar, all of which contributed to the development of the modern six-string instrument. There are three main types of modern acoustic guitar: the classical guitar, the steel-string acoustic guitar, and the archtop guitar. The tone of an acoustic guitar is produced by the vibration of the strings, which is amplified by the body of the guitar, which acts as a resonating chamber. The classical guitar is often played as a solo instrument using a comprehensive fingerpicking technique. Electric guitars, introduced in the 1930s, use an amplifier that can electronically manipulate and shape the tone. Early amplified guitars employed a hollow body, but a solid body was eventually found more suitable, as it was less prone to feedback. Electric guitars have had a continuing profound influence on popular culture. Guitars are recognized as a primary instrument in genres such as blues, bluegrass, country, flamenco, folk, jazz, jota, mariachi, metal, punk, reggae, rock, soul, and many forms of pop.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Guitar

   gi-tär′, n. a six-stringed musical instrument, somewhat like the lute, well adapted for accompanying the voice. [Fr. guitare—L. cithara—Gr. kithara, a lyre or lute. See Cithern.]

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. guitar

   An instrument with strings used to create sound and play music.

   Guitars are created in many forms, shapes, sizes and with different numbers of strings.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'guitar' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3525

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'guitar' in Nouns Frequency: #1267

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of guitar in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of guitar in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Sample Sentences & Example Usage

1. John Legend:

   Stevie used his guitar to lead him out of town.

2. John Prine:

   Sometimes a steering wheel is better than a guitar

3. Freddy Weller:

   Somewhere on the way up I got attached to the guitar.

4. Frontman Jesse Hughes:

   I don't really care about guns, my weapon is a guitar.

5. Bill Withers:

   I taught my brother guitar, and he taught me how to get sober.

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